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The 23 most epic matches, races or bouts in sport this year

It has been a very good year (for some).

The 23 most epic matches, races or bouts in sport this year
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  • Mile High, January 8: Denver Broncos 29 - 23 PIttsburgh Steelers.

  • The Sportsground, January 20: Connacht 9 - 8 Harlequins.

  • Rod Laver Arena, January 29: Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal.

  • Lucas Oil Stadium, February 5: New York Giants 21 - 17 New England Patriots.

  • Thomond Park, April 4: Munster 16 -22 Ulster.

  • Nou Camp, April 24: Barcelona 2 - 2 Chelsea (Chelsea win 3-2 on aggregate).

  • Stade Chaban Delmas, April 29: Clermont 15 - 19 Leinster.

  • RDS, May 27: Leinster 30 - 31 Ospreys.

  • TD Garden, June 7: Boston Celtics 79 - 98 Miami Heat.

  • Waikato Stadium, June 23: New Zealand 60 - 0 Ireland.

  • Wimbledon, June 28: Lukas Rosol beats Rafael Nadal.

  • London Aquatics Centre, July 28 to August 4: Michael Phelps' last swim meet.

  • London Aquatic Centre, July 31: Chad Le Clos wins 200 m butterfly gold.

  • Olympic Stadium, August 3 and 4: Jessica Ennis takes heptathlon gold.

  • ExCel Arena, August 4: South Korea 3 - 1 North Korea

  • ExCel Arena, August 9: Katie Taylor 10 - 8 Sofya Ochigava.

  • Olympic Stadium, August 31: Jason Smyth runs 100 metres in 10.46 seconds.

  • Croke Park, September 2: Dublin 0-16 Mayo 0-19.

  • Croke Park, September 9: Kilkenny 0-19 Galway 2-13.

  • Flushing Meadows, September 10: Andy Murray beats Novak Djokovic.

  • Medinah CC, September 30: USA 13 1/2 Europe 14 1/2.

  • Aviva Stadium, November 4: St Patricks Athletic 2 - 3 Derry City AET.

  • MGM Grand, December 8: Juan Manuel Marquez KOs Manny Pacquiao.

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